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FRINGILLID^E. 



inches, five or six lines. But I may here remark, what has 

 been also observed by Mr. Macgillivray, that the measure- 

 ments and some other peculiarities of the Redpole of Ame- 

 rican authors, approach nearer to those of our Mealy Redpole 

 than to those of the Lesser Redpole. 



The females of the Lesser Redpole are withoiit the red on 

 the breast, and the dark coloured parts about the head are 

 rather brown than black. 



Young birds of the year have no red colour on the fore- 

 head or breast ; but young males acquire a portion of this 

 colour in the following spring, though less brilliant than that 

 of older males. 



